IndyCar News

There was no question who was setting the pace for the second group of IndyCar drivers testing at Sebring International Raceway, with Scott Dixon way in front of the rest.

Rubens Barrichello is set to be backed by sponsorship from construction company Brasil Maquinas to enable him to compete in IndyCar in 2012, say reports.

Dallara are to produce new rear wheel guards for the 2012 IndyCar chassis for use on high speed ovals, the series announced Tuesday.

Vitor Meira is departing the US open wheel racing scene, and will swap IndyCar motor sports for competing in touring stock cars back in his native Brazil in 2012.

Simona de Silvestro's HVM Racing team has announced that Shane Seneviratne will be the team's new manager with immediate effect, following the departure of Vince Kremer.

An online auction of entertainment and sporting memorabilia has succeeded in raising over $600,000 for the Dan Wheldon Family Trust Fund, organisers revealed on Friday.

Canadian driver Alex Tagliani has signed a race deal with Bryan Herta Autosport for 2012

Here's the current provisional calendar for the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series championship and for the Firestone Indy Lights series.

Dario Franchitti won his fourth IZOD IndyCar Series Championship in 2011, but it was overshadowed by tragedy at Las Vegas. Only now is the series success sinking in, he says.

"Gentleman, start your engines."

Dario Franchitti has set aside questions about whether he might quit the sport after Dan Wheldon's death, and instead is focussing on developing the new 2012 car.

Will Power, one of the drivers sent to hospital after the crash at Las Vegas that claimed the life of Dan Wheldon, had been diagnosed with a compression fracture to his back.

IndyCar staged a public memorial service to celebrate the life and times of Dan Wheldon on Sunday, which included contributions from Dario Franchitti, Tony Kanaan and Bryan Herta.

Family and friends have paid a tearful farewell to Dan Wheldon at a funeral service in his adopted American home town of St Petersburg in Florida on Saturday.

Dan Wheldon continues to receive tributes from the wider motorsport community following Sunday's accident in Las Vegas.

IndyCar worked for months to make the 2011 season finale a fitting climax and affirmation of a series on the way back. No one could know it would end up being its darkest hour.

In the aftermath of the devastating crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that claimed the life of Dan Wheldon, three more drivers were also sent to University Medical Center.

Tributes pour in for Dan Wheldon, following his death at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

A record field of 34 cars is set to take the green flag at the IZOD IndyCar World Championship season finale at Las Vegas next weekend.

Conquest Racing has confirmed that it is putting British driver Dillon Battistini onto the grid for his IndyCar series d?but in this weekend's race at Kentucky.

Helio Castroneves is far from calming down over the harsh penalty he received at the end of the race at Motegi, and has labelled race director Brian Barnhart "a circus clown".

A member of the Holmatro Safety Team who was driving a truck head-on into the oncoming cars at the start of the Baltimore Grand Prix on Sunday has been suspended.

Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver Pippa Mann has been ruled out of Sunday's race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after a major crash in practice on Saturday afternoon.

SH Racing have announced that they will be entering the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix in September, and will be joining up again with their Indy 500 driver Tomas Scheckter.